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ML635640851

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

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Contributor

Bill Johnson Media from this contributor Profile

Date

12 May 2025 eBird checklist S236991112

Location

Indian Springs Metropark
Oakland, Michigan, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 42.7060067, -83.4974515
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating; Preening, scratching, or bathing
Sounds
Mechanical sound
Playback
Not specified

Media notes

Bird was observed fly catching in a wonderfully acrobatic manner. The light tapping (vertical lines on spectrogram) are the Kingbird cleaning its bill on a branch after returning to the branch after a catch. It tapped and drew its bill on each side a few times

Technical information

Recorder
Sound Devices MixPre-3 II
Microphone
Sennheiser ME67
Accessories
Original file size
370.58 KB

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